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UNITED STATES
GOLD, SILVER
& COPPER COINS
PIONEER GOLD COINS
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
JUNE 20, 21, 1985
123 WEST 57th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
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1. Check the sale catalogue against your collection for lots that you
can use.
2. Note the lot numbers, and the prices you would pay, on the bid
sheet. You will get them for less if competition permits.
3. Bids will only be accepted in even dollar amounts.
We do the rest. Your bids will be entered in a competitive "bid book.” The
highest bid for any lot gets it, at just slightly above the next lower bid. In
case of equal bids, the first received takes the lot.
During the week following the sale date, all your lots will he forwarded
together with invoice if credit has been established with us, or paid for in
full.
You are completely protected by our unconditional guarantee.
SO . . . mail your bid sheets early.
PLEASE REMEMBER!
In accordance with the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer’s charge of ten percent (109c) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
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UNITED STATES
GOLD, SILVER & COPPER COINS
PIONEER & TERRITORIAL
GOLD COINS
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TO BE SOLD AT UNRESTRICTED
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
JUNE 20, 21, 1985
FIRST SESSION
Thursday Evening, June 20, 1985 — 7:00 P.M. — Lots 1 - 430
SECOND SESSION
Friday Evening, June 21, 1985 — 7:00 P.M. — Lots 431-921
Exhibition
Lots will be on exhibition
EACH DAY starting JUNE 10,
1985 thru DAY OF SALE, from
10:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m., Monday
thru Friday, at 123 West 57th
Street, N.Y. Positively no lots
will be shown at the Omni Park
Central Hotel.
Public Auction Sale
To Be Held In The
Manhattan Skyline Suites
Of The
OMNI PARK CENTRAL HOTEL
Seventh Avenue at 56th Street
NEW YORK CITY
Catalogued and Sold by
123 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019
Telephone (212) 582-2580
Cable Address "STACKOIN” New York
TELEX 666125 (W.U.)
Licensed Auctioneers: Harvey G. Stack, Norman Stack
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ORDER & HIGHLIGHTS OF SALE
FIRST SESSION
Thursday Evening, June 20, 1985 — 7:00 P.M.
Lots 1 - 430
U. S. Half Cents & Large Cents
U. S. Small Cents
Sets of Indian & Lincoln Cents
U. S. 3c N., 3c S., 5c, Set of Liberty 5c
U. S. Half Dimes, Dimes, Twenty Cents
U. S. Quarters, Half Dollars, Silver $1.00, Trade $1.00
Specialized Collections of Mercury Dimes, Liberty Walking
Half Dollars, Morgan Dollars, Peace Dollars
U. S. Commemorative Silver & Gold Coins
Lot #
1 - 12
13- 36
37 - 38
39 - 67
68 - 122
123 - 249
250 - 400
401 - 430
SECOND SESSION
Friday Evening, June 21, 1985 — 7:00 P.M.
Lots 431 -921
U. S. Type Coins
1793 Half Cent. Very Fine
1797 Half Dollar. Very Good
1836 Gobrecht. Brilliant Proof
U. S. Early Proof Sets. 1878, 1895, 1913
U. S. Commemorative Silver Coins
U. S. Commemorative Gold Coins
1915 Panama-Pacific Octagonal $50.00 Br. Unc.
1915 Panama-Pacific Round $50.00 Br. Unc
U. S. Half Dollars, and Rolls of Coins
Rare 20th Century Proof Coins
U. S. Type Coins. Half Cent to Silver Dollar
U. S. Morgan & Peace Dollars
Miscellaneous U. S. Coins
U. S. Gold Dollars
U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold)
U. S. Three Dollar Gold
U. S. Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold)
U. S. Eagles ($10.00 Gold)
U. S. Eagles ($10.00 Gold)
U. S. Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold)
U. S. Pioneer & Territorial Gold
431 - 525
431
498
513
526 - 528
529 - 548
549 - 560
559
560
561 - 575
576 - 584
585 - 633
634 - 698
699 - 721
722 - 736
737 - 781
782 - 785
786 - 812
813 - 856
813 - 856
857 - 915
916 - 921
TERMS OF SALE
1. This is a public auction sale conducted by licensed and bonded auctioneers.
2. A 109r- BUYER’S CHARGE will be added to the "hammer price’’ of each lot as
determined by the auctioneer. This 10% BUYER’S FEE will be added to the invoice of
each successful bidder regardless of a bidder’s affiliation with any group or organization.
Bidders must pay all Postage, Express, and Insurance charges.
3. We cannot be responsible for any errors in bidding. Please make certain you bid on the
correct lot. When bidding for items in the sale, the bidder whether bidding in person, by
mail, or by agent, agrees to abide by all the terms of sale.
4. MAIL YOUR BID SHEET EARLY. These bids will be treated as your maximum bid for
each lot. In general, we start the bidding on each lot at a small advance over the next
highest bid, thereby attempting to purchase the lot as reasonably as possible for you. On
all successful bids, a bidder agrees to pay a 10% BUYER’S FEE in addition to the
sum actually bid (hammer price). When identical mail bids are received by the auction-
eer, preference is given to the first bid received. A mail bid will take precedence over an
identical floor bid, and a floor bidder must bid higher than the highest mail bid to be
awarded any lot. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse ridiculously low bids which
he, in his sole discretion, feels are not made in good faith. The auctioneer reserves the
right to open the lot at a reasonable price, to set bidding increments as he, in his sole
discretion, shall determine, and to withdraw any lot at any time.
5. Coins, Medals, etc., are sold so much per LOT, unless otherwise stated. No lots will be
broken up. Estimates given are for the general guidance of the bidder. The lots can sell
above or below the estimates.
6. Auction sales are not approval sales. In the event of non-payment by the buyer, STACK’S
expressly reserves the right to refuse to deliver the lots, and in addition, STACK’S re-
serves any and all rights that it would be entitled to under the uniform commercial code,
including buyer’s consent to file a financing statement without need of buyer’s signature.
Floor bidders are encouraged to carefully examine all lots on which they are interested in
bidding since, except for reasons of non-authenticity, NO LOTS PURCHASED BY FLOOR
BUYERS MAY BE RETURNED, including those lots where the floor buyer is acting as
agent for another, or those lots sold to mail bidders who have examined the lots. No lots
will be delivered at the sale. All items offered in this catalogue are guaranteed to be
genuine and correctly attributed. Claims to the contrary must be made within seven (7)
days after receipt of the material.
7. No lot may be returned for any reason whatsoever without the prior written consent of
STACK’S, or without its original container. Grading is a subjective description in the
opinion of the cataloguer as to the state of preservation of a particular coin or lot. The
term "proof’ or "specimen” is used to describe a method of manufacture, and js not a
grade or condition. Such terms are the opinion of the cataloguer and shall be deehied to be
part of the description, and not an attribution. No warranty, whether expressed or im-
plied, including a warranty of merchantability, is made with respect to such adjectival
descriptions, which can and do vary among experts.
8. The highest bidder shall be the buyer, and if any dispute arises between two or more
bidders, the lot in question shall be immediately put up and sold again. No lots will be put
up out of their numerical order.
9. Unknown bidders must establish credit references or submit a deposit of 25% of their bids.
By bidding in this sale, even if for a corporation or another individual, a bidder personally
guarantees prompt payment. We cannot accept bids from minors. By bidding in this sale,
the bidder acknowledges that the purchase is not a consumer credit transaction. TITLE
REMAINS WITH STACK’S UNTIL PAID FOR IN FULL. It is the buyer’s responsibil-
ity and obligation to have the lots fully insured while in his possession. Risk of loss is on
the buyer.
10. Auction sales are strictly for cash and must be paid for promptly in U. S. funds. All
bidders personally guarantee prompt payment. Checks are acceptable with proper identifi-
cation. On any accounts past due, STACK’S reserves the right to extend credit and impose
periodic charges as stated on the invoice or statement.
11. All lots delivered in New York State are subject to applicable Sales Tax.
12. Except for any claim or controversy arising out of non-payment (which, at the exclusive
option of the seller or auctioneer may be referred to arbitration), any claim or controversy
arising out of this sale shall be settled exclusively by binding arbitration under the rules
of the Professional Numismatists Guild, Inc., then in effect. By bidding in this sale you
agree to be bound by the arbitration provisions of the Professional Numismatists Guild. In
all cases, the maximum liability of STACK’S for any item sold shall be limited to the
official price of record of the item at this sale.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS CATALOGUE (AS IN ALL
STACK’S CATALOGUES) ARE OF THE ACTUAL COINS BEING SOLD
©Copyright 1985 by Stack’s New York City, All rights in this catalogue are reserved. No part of the contents may be
reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the copyright holder.
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
FIRST SESSION
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1985
7:00 P.M. SHARP
LOTS 1 - 430
IMPOHTAM' NOTICE
In accordance icith the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer's charge often percent (KEA) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
U. S. HALF CENTS
1 1804 Gilbert 2, Cohen 13. Plain 4, stemless. Fine-15; Ic. 1942 Brilliant Proof
25c. 1856'0’ Fine, choice. 3 pieces.
Lot No. 2
2 1835 G.l, C.2. Mint State-65. A gem specimen with full mint color and a blush of
toning.
Ex Royce Samuels Collection (Ivy), lot 7.
3 1835 G.l, C.2. Another. Mint State-60, warm, frosty chestnut brown.
U. S. LARGE CENTS
4 1793 Sheldon 13. Liberty cap. Very Good-10. Some light pitting, mostly on the
obverse. Even natural light brown and overall a nice example of this rarity.
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U. S. LARGE CENTS, SMALL CENTS
5 1795 S.75. Lettered edge, double leaf on right branch. Very Fine-20. The surface is
uniformly but lightly eroded. Steel-brown.
RARE 1799/8 CENT
6 1799/8 S.188. Overdate. Very Good-8, medium grayish brown. A bit off-center to
the left; overdate, surfaces, and all details clean and clear. An overdate is
difficult to find so problem-free as this nice evenly balanced specimen.
Ex Charles French Sale, March 1967; Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 421, February 1982.
7 1839 Newcomb 7. Booby head. About Uncirculated-55. Rich, glossy chocolate.
Faint trace of faded mint color. A splendid strike.
8 1842 N.4. Large date. Mint State-63. Obverse beautiful medium chocolate, reverse
part green, part orange. A lovely coin.
Ex Chapman, lot 606; Floyd T. Starr — Part I (Stack’s), lot 418, June 1984.
9 1851 Normal date. Mint State-60. Red and brown and exceptionally well struck.
10 1854 Mint State-63, red and brown. Nicely struck and really attractive.
11 1856 Mint State-65. Full mint color with light iridescent toning.
12 1856 Upright 5, 1857 About Uncirculated, a pleasing medium brown. 2 pieces.
U. S. SMALL CENTS
13 1857 Flying eagle. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Mint color with russet-olive iri-
descence. Sharply struck.
14 1857 Another. Choice Brilliant Unciruclated, well struck. Russet, golden and or-
ange toning.
15 1859 Brilliant Uncirculated, mint lustre, light russet toning.
16 1859 Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, small spot before the nose.
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U. S. SMALL CENTS
17 1862 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb "cartwheel” effect.
18 1863 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Full lustre and "as struck.”
19 1879 Choice Brilliant Proof, full color. A borderline gem.
20 1881 Choice Brilliant Proof, full color, pale iridescence.
21 1885 Choice Brilliant Proof. Exquisite sea-green and purple toning.
22 1887 Choice Brilliant Proof, mauve and iridescent.
23 1888 Choice Brilliant Proof. A virtual gem with mint color and iridescent over-
tones.
24 1895 Choice Brilliant Proof. The obverse mint color, the reverse sea-green.
25 1897 Choice Brilliant Proof. Superb iridescent toning.
26 1898 Choice Brilliant Proof. A virtual gem. Mint color with pale iridescence.
27 1900 Choice Brilliant Proof. A beauty with delicate toning over mint color.
28 1902 Choice Brilliant Proof. Full color with faint speckled iridescent toning on the
obverse.
29 1903 Choice Brilliant Proof, full pale color and light toning.
30 1905 Choice Brilliant Proof, mint color and light iridescence.
31 1906 Choice Brilliant Proof, deep russet-purple toning.
32 1907 Choice Brilliant Proof, mint color and olive-russet toning.
33 1908 Brilliant Proof, a few marks in the field. Full color, light toning.
34 1908’S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A choice example with the "brassy” mint lustre.
Scarce.
35 1909 Indian. Gem Brilliant Proof. Full color with the faintest blush of toning.
36 1913 Choice Matte Proof. A borderline gem. Mint color and light iridescent toning.
Ex Royce Samuels Collection (Ivy), Lot 291.
PLAN TO ATTEND THIS ^
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SET OF FLYING EAGLE & INDIAN CENTS
SUPERB COMPLETE SET OF
FLYING EAGLE & INDIAN HEAD CENTS
Lot No. 37 (Reduced)
37 1856-1909'S’ A complete set, all dates, mints and varieties. The 1856 is a
splendid Brilliant Proof with original color and delicate toning. The set
includes the three types of 1864, 1869 Reengraved date (formerly
1869/8), 1873 both varieties, 1886 both varieties. All Brilliant Uncir-
culated, the majority with nearly full color, others range from deep to
medium toning. A first-rate set. Mounted in a Incite holder. 62 pieces.
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SET OF LINCOLN CENTS
SPLENDID COMPLETE SET OF LINCOLN HEAD CENTS
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Lot No. 38 (Reduced)
38 1909-1934 A complete set, all dates, mints and varieties. Brilliant Uncir-
culated, mint color to iridescent. The set includes the very rare
1922 Plain. Brilliant Uncirculated, the central portion with frosty
mint color, the periphery with iridescent toning. An exceptional speci-
men without even the slightest hint of a mintmark. Certainly equal to
any sold in the last decade or so. The entire collection is above average
and has great eye appeal. Mounted in a lucite holder. 71 pieces.
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U. S. 2c, 3c (NICKEL), 3c (SILVER)
U. S. TWO CENTS
Lot No. 39
39 1865 Choice Brilliant Proof. Full mint color. A dazzling example of this scarce
Proof.
40 1870 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, mint color and iridescent.
41 1871 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A prooflike example with mint color and light
iridescent toning. A needle-sharp strike.
U. S. THREE CENTS (NICKEL)
42 1873 Open 3. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom.
43 1876 Proof, russet and iridescent toning.
44 1879 About Uncirculated, gray toning. Rare.
45 1883 About Uncirculated and choice. A lustrous example. Rare.
46 1888 About Uncirculated. Scarce.
U. S. THREE CENTS (SILVER)
47 1853 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A sharply struck example with pale iridescent
toning.
48 1858 Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck even though from clashed and bro-
ken dies. A lustrous example of the rare Type II trime.
49 1859 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. Lovely iridescent toning.
50 1859 Another. About Uncirculated, prooflike surface.
51 1860 Brilliant Proof, lovely sea-green and iridescent toning.
52 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated, slightly prooflike, iridescent toning.
53 1867 About Uncirculated, prooflike surface. Rare.
54 1870 A strong Fine, nearly Very Fine. Rare.
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U. S. NICKELS
U. S. NICKELS
Lot No. 55
55 1866 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A remarkable example despite being struck
from severly cracked dies.
56 1867 Rays. The date doubled, die crack rim through shield to date. Brilliant
Uncirculated, frosty with pale russet-gray toning. Rare.
57 1869 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and sharply struck. Superb iridescent
toning.
58 1882 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
59 1883 No Cents. Choice Brilliant Proof. A two-tone example of this one-year-
only type.
Ex C.T. Briggs Sale (Ivy), lot 156.
60 1883 No Cents, 1938'D’ Jefferson. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
61 1895 Gem Brilliant Proof, superb toning.
62 1897 Gem Brilliant Proof, superb pink toning.
63 1906 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny with lovely toning.
64 1909 Choice Brilliant Proof despite some light speckling.
65 1913'D’ Type 1. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, russet toning. Sharply struck.
66 1942'P’ Silver content. Gem Brilliant Proof.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In (iccordance with the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer's charge of ten percent (UFA) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
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SET OF LIBERTY NICKELS
67
Lot No. 67
(Reduced)
Complete Set of Liberty Nickels. 1883 to 1912'S’. All dates and mints
as issued. All are Brilliant Uncirculated except for the 1898, 1901
and 1908 which are Brilliant Proofs. Virtually every coin is choice
with a number certainly in the gem category. Obviously a set that
was assembled with painstaking care. All the coins are lightly toned
with pale blue, gray, russet, and iridescent hues. Mounted in a Capital
Incite holder. 33 pieces.
COMPLETE SET OF LIBERTY NICKELS
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U. S. HALF DIMES
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
U. S. HALF DIMES
1800 Valentine 2. Fine from point of wear but damage on the right obverse and
correspondingly so on the reverse.
Lot No. 69
1830 V.7. Brilliant Uncirculated. A choice example, wholly prooflike, splendid
orange iridescent toning.
1831 V.6c. Brilliant Uncirculated, deep steel toning.
1832 V.2. Brilliant Uncirculated, deep iridescent toning. The reverse especially
nice.
1834 V.4. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, satiny surfaces. Lovely
iridescent toning.
1836 V.4. Large 5c. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid iridescent toning.
1839 About Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
1848 Large date. The date is cut into the base and a die crack bisects the reverse.
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, superb toning. Lacking in the vast offering in
our Bareford Sale. Better by far than our Robison coin. A most underrated
coin.
Ex Thomas L. Moore Sale (Ivy), lot 279.
Lot No. 76
1848'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, streaky iridescent toning.
Ex Wayte Raymond, lot 281, November 1946; Harold S. Bareford (Stack’s), lot 77 , October 1981.
1852 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint lustre.
1852'0’, 1871 Extremely Fine, the former scarce. 2 pieces.
1853 Arrows. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, rich golden, russet and iridescent.
1860'O’ About Uncirculated, iridescent toning.
1863'S’ Extremely Fine. Very scarce.
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U. S. HALF DIMES, DIMES
82 1867 Brilliant Proof. A two-tone example of this scarce date.
83 1867 Very Fine, some scratches on both sides. Rare.
84 1872'S’ In wreath. Brilliant Uncirculated, deep sea-green iridescent toning.
85 1873'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, deep orange and iridescent toning. Sharply
struck.
U. S. DIMES
86 1811/9 John Reich-1. Very Fine, nicely struck, gray toning.
87 1835, 1845 Very Fine. 2 pieces.
88 1841 Extremely Fine; 1851'0’ Very Fine, polished. 2 pieces.
89 1842 Brilliant Uncirculated, mottled golden and iridescent toning.
90 1846 Recut date. A strong Very Fine. Rare.
91 1852'0’ About Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre. Scarce.
Ex Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 1062, February 1982.
92 1858'S’ Extremely Fine, lightly cleaned. Very scarce.
93 1859'S’ Extremely Fine, dipped but lustrous. A rare coin.
Ex Stanford Sale (Ivy), lot 327.
94 1860'S’ Extremely Fine, sharply struck. The last of the Stars obverse. Very scarce.
95 1864 A polished Proof. Scarce date.
96 1865 Extremely Fine. A most difficult coin to find in circulated condition. Rare
date.
97 1866 Extremely Fine, sharply struck. Very scarce.
Ex Stack’s December 1979 Sale, lot 179.
98 1870 Brilliant Proof, very faint toning. A very attractive specimen.
Lot No. 99
99 1872'CC’ Extremely Fine, deep iridescent toning. A needle-sharp strike. Rare.
Ex Robison Collection, lot 1108 (no envelope).
100 1875'CC’ In wreath. About Uncirculated.
101 1876'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre, pale russet toning.
102 1877'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint lustre.
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U. S. DIMES
RARE 1879 "BUSINESS STRIKE”
No.
103 1879 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A prooflike specimen with a "cartwheel”
effect. A pristine example "as struck.” Rare.
104 1880 Choice Brilliant Proof, exquisite iridescent toning.
105 1880 A strong Very Fine. By far, rarer than a Proof.
106 1881 Proof. The obverse deeply toned so that part of the surface is obscured. The
reverse is superb.
107 1888 Choice Brilliant Proof. Two-tone appearance.
108 1891'S’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb in every respect.
109 1902 Brilliant Proof. A choice example of an "all brilliant” Proof.
110 1904 Choice Brilliant Proof, golden russet toning.
111 1906'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, sea-green and orange toning.
112 1911 Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate russet toning.
113 1916 Barber design. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale russet toning.
114 1916 Mercury. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated; 1917 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated.
Both have full bands. 2 pieces.
RARE 1916'D’ MERCURY DIME
115 1916'D’ Mercury. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, split bands. Exceptionally
well struck, including the periphery. Frosty lustre. A splendid example of the
"key” of the series. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
116 1916'D’ Mercury. Another. Good, even wear and quite nice. With ANACS papers
attesting to its genuineness.
117 1917 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, split bands; 1941 Gem Brilliant Proof.
2 pieces.
118 1929'D’, 1942'S’ The central band nearly split. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
2 pieces.
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U. S. TWENTY CENTS, QUARTERS
U. S. TWENTY CENTS
119 1875 Brilliant Uncirculated and wholly prooflike, some light hairlines. Splendid
peripheral toning.
120 1875'S’ About Uncirculated and choice. Pale golden toning.
121 1875'S’ Another. Very Fine.
RARE 1877 TWENTY CENTS
122 1877 Brilliant Proof. A lovely example, pink and sea-green on the obverse, sea-
green reverse, evidently on one side for years. Rare "Proof only” issue, only 350
coined. Mounted in a Incite holder.
U. S. QUARTERS
VERY RARE 1804 BROWNING 2 QUARTER
No.
123
123 1804 Browning 2. A nice Very Fine, evenly worn and well balanced. No defect or
damage of any kind. Pale gray and russet toning. A well-known silver rarity.
Certainly one of the finest extant.
No.
124
124 1825/3 B.2. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. An 'L’ lightly counterstamped above
the head. No satisfactory explanation has ever been given about these early
quarters with either an 'L’ or an 'E’ counterstamped above the head. Oddly
enough, virtually every specimen known is in Mint State which leads one to
believe that they were counterstamped at the Mint.
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U. S. QUARTERS
SUPERB 1836 QUARTER
Lot No. 125
125 1836 B.3. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing mint lustre. A splendid strike
even though the coin displays a myriad of die cracks. Exceptional orange,
golden, and blue iridescent toning. (SEE COLOR ELATE)
126 1850'O’ About Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, pale iridescent toning.
Ex Robison-Part III (Stack’s), lot 467, December 1982.
127 1851 About Uncirculated. Scarce.
128 1852 Extremely Fine and choice, pale pink and iridescent toning. Scarce.
129 1858 Extremely Fine with frosty lustre; 1859 A strong Very Fine. 2 pieces.
130 1859'S’ Extremely Fine and a handsome example of this really scarce coin.
131 1861 About Uncirculated, satiny surface.
132 1861'S’ Extremely Fine and very scarce.
Ex Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 1349, February 1982.
133 1863 Extremely Fine, lightly cleaned. A rare date.
134 1870 About Uncirculated, considerable prooflike surface. Some light circulation
marks. Very scarce.
SPLENDID 1871'CC’ QUARTER
Lot No. 135
135 1871'CC’ About Uncirculated, perfectly struck. The surfaces are very nice, some
trace of mint lustre about the devices. Without question, one of the finest
extant. In fact, we know of only one in Mint State, the specimen in our James
A. Stack Collection. This certainly ranks high in the Condition Census. (SEE
COLOR PLATE)
Ex R.L. Miles, Jr. Collection (Stack’s), 1969; Willing Collection (B&R), June 1976; Stack’s March 1979
Sale, lot 2139.
136 1873 Arrows. Strictly Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine.
137 1875 Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface. Golden and iridescent toning.
138 1876 Dull Proof, deep steel and iridescent toning.
U. S. QUARTERS, HALF DOLLARS
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
1876 About Uncirculated and very choice.
1883 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid "cartwheel” effect. Sharply struck.
Rare.
1884 Very Fine and choice. Rare in circulated condition.
1887 Extremely Fine. This too is a rare date in circulated condition.
1896 About Uncirculated, frosty lustre, orange and iridescent toning. Choice.
1903 Brilliant Uncirculated, golden and steel iridescence.
1907'D’ About Uncirculated, lustrous with russet toning.
1908'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full frosty mint bloom.
1915 Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing lustre. Really a choice example despite some
bagmarks.
1915'S’ About Uncirculated, choice. Pale iridescent toning.
1916'D’ About Uncirculated, prooflike with deep russet toning.
1917 Type I. Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly in the choice category. Full head and
shield.
1927 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Full head and shield. Splendid iridescent ton-
ing.
1935'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom.
U. S. HALF DOLLARS
1831 Overton 110. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely example with shim-
mering mint lustre and delicate iridescent toning.
1836 0.102. Lettered edge. Brilliant Uncirculated, natural pale gray. The reverse
steel and gray.
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U. S. HALF DOLLARS
155 1837 About Uncirculated. Lightly cleaned and recolored but skillfully done. An
above average strike.
156 1839'0’ Fine, evenly worn, no defect or damage. Scarce.
157 1845'0’ No drapery. About Uncirculated, prooflike surface in the protected por-
tions. Light russet toning. Scarce.
158 1846 Over a horizontal 6. About Uncirculated, sharply struck, with full mint
lustre. Superb toning. A truly splendid coin that has more to recommend it
than some Mint State examples we’ve seen.
Ex Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 1631, February 1982.
159 1853 Arrows and rays. Very Fine; 1860 Extremely Fine, a reverse edge nick.
2 pieces.
160 1855'S’ Extremely Fine and very choice. Delicate golden russet toning. The coin
gives the appearance of Mint State.
Ex Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 1653, February 1982.
161 1857'S’ About Uncirculated, frosty lustre, pale iridescent toning. A splendid exam-
ple of this scarce date.
1861 CONFEDERATE RESTRIKE
Lot No. 162
162 1861 Confederate Restrike. Very Fine, the obverse flattened as usual. The re-
verse virtually Mint State. A couple of old obverse scratches. Still a very nice
example of Confederate memorabilia.
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163 1865 Extremely Fine, delicately cleaned. Pale iridescent toning. Scarce
164 1868 Choice Brilliant Proof. Lovely rainbow toning.
Ex banting Sale (Heritage) , lot 1197.
165 1871 About Uncirculated. Superb iridescent toning.
166 1871'CC’ About Uncirculated, dipped but fully lustrous. An exceedingly difficult
coin to obtain above a well worn grade.
167 1877 Brilliant Proof, cleaned and lacquered.
168 1878 Choice Brilliant Proof. Russet with sea-green iridescence about its periphery.
169 1878'CC’ About Uncirculated, pale russet with iridescent overtones. A very scarce
coin.
Ex Robison Collection (Stack’s), lot 1720, February 1982.
170 1881 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A wholly prooflike example with some
frosty lustre. Light bagmarks in the obverse field. Purple and russet toning. A
rare coin as a "business strike.”
171 1883 Extremely Fine but the edges have been uniformly hammered. Some of the
reeding is just visible. A rare coin nevertheless.
172 1892 Brilliant Uncirculated, dipped but fully lustrous.
173 1916 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid deep iridescent toning. Rarely found
thus.
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174 1916 Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, with pale iridescent toning.
175 1917'S’ Reverse. Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion weakly struck as is
most always the case.
VERY RARE 192rS’ HALF DOLLAR
176 1921'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb satiny surfaces. A little stronger
in the centers and this could easily be called a gem. The obverse pale russet,
the reverse slightly iridescent. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
177 1934'S’ About Uncirculated, frosty and choice. Light russet toning.
178 1936 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A needle-sharp strike, full lustre.
179 1936'S’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. Excellent hand detail.
180 1938'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre. Excellent overall appearance.
The "key” of the late dates. Rare.
Ex Laird U. Park Collection (Stack’s), lot 458, May 1976.
181 1939'D’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A nice strike, full sharp skirt lines.
182 1939'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion although slightly weak
is, by far, better than most.
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183 1795 Bolender 9. Flowing hair. Two leaves below each wing. Very Fine, some
planchet irregularity on the head (as made). Gray and iridescent.
184 1795 B.14. Draped bust. Just Fine, even wear. A small reverse edge bruise. Gray-
steel toning.
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185 1798 B.8. Large eagle, close date. Very Fine, a few small reverse edge nicks. Pale
gray toning.
186 1798 B.27. Large eagle, wider date. Very Fine but plugged through the 1 of the
date. Some edge bruises on both sides.
187 1799 B.12. Stars 7x6. Very Fine, a profusion of light circulation marks. Sea-green
and russet toning.
188 1799 B.16. Stars 7x6. Very Fine, steel and russet.
189 1799 B.16. Another. Fine, even wear. No defect or damage.
190 1799 B.16. A third example. Fine, and as nice as the preceding. Deep steel toning.
191 1800 B.19. The AMERICAI variety. A nice Fine but some old scratches in the
obverse field.
192 1801 B.4. Extremely Fine, lovely pale iridescent toning. Excellent surfaces and
edges.
193 1802/1 B.4. Close overdate. Struck from buckled dies. Strictly Fine, nearly Very
Fine.
Ex Stack’s December 1963 Sale, lot 1040.
194 1849 Extremely Fine.
195 1859 Brilliant Proof, cleaned, showing hairlines and a rub or two.
Lot No. 196
196 1860 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and choice despite some small bagmarks.
Really quite a scarce date.
Ex Fairfield Collection (li&R), lot 1094.
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197 1860 O Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A gem but for a cluster of tiny bagmarks at
the 6th and 7th stars. Lovely pale purple-russet toning. A common date but
not in this condition.
198 1862 Brilliant Proof, steel and iridescent toning. Very attractive.
Ex Fairfield Collection (B&R), lot 1103.
199 1871 Brilliant Proof, hairlined but two-tone in appearance.
Ex banting Sale (Heritage), lot 1345.
200 1879'S’, 1898'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly in the choice category. 2 pieces.
201 1880 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem.
202 188rCC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A splendid coin with steel and iridescent
toning.
203 1881'S’ Superb obverse toning (end of a roll), 1896 Superb overall toning. Choice
Brilliant Uncirculated, virtual gems. 2 pieces.
204 1884'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated and prooflike. A few bagmarks on the obverse
from the "choice” designation.
RARE MINT STATE 1884'S’ SILVER DOLLAR
No. 305
205 1884'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and slightly prooflike. Some light scat-
tered bagmarks. A lovely coin with russet and pale iridescence. Rare.
206 1885'0’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty, clear surfaces.
207 1885'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely lustrous specimen.
208 1885'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid orange and iridescent toning.
209 1887'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated and prooflike, light bagmarks.
210 1888'0’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated and prooflike.
211 1889'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. Nearly in the choice category.
With ANACS papers.
212 1890'O’, 1890'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and quite nice. 2 pieces.
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226
1891 Brilliant Proof. Faint hairlines but two-tone and choice. A very scarce date.
1891'CC’ Very Fine.
1891'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, partially prooflike.
1891'S’ Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Splendid satiny surface.
1892'S’ About Uncirculated, frosty lustre, some tiny reverse edge dinges. Pale
iridescent toning. Rare.
1893 Brilliant Uncirculated, choice but for a bagmark on the cheek. Frosty sur-
faces.
RARE 1893'S’ SILVER DOLLAR
1893'S’ Very Fine, gray and iridescent toning. Rare.
1893'S’ Another. A strong Very Good. With ANACS papers attesting to its genu-
ineness.
1896'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty, pale russet toning.
1897'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
1898'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing mint lustre.
1899'0’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, splendid surfaces.
1899'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and a choice example with prooflike surface.
1900'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, considerable prooflike surface. Cloudy iridescent
toning. A nice example.
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227 1901 Choice Brilliant Proof. A spectacular two-tone example, pale golden russet
toning. Rare.
No.
228 1901 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre. A distinctly better than average strike
for this notoriously weak impression. Rare.
229 1901'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
230 1902'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, fully lustrous. Scarce.
231 1928 About Uncirculated, bagmarks on the cheek. Full frosty lustre. Very scarce.
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232 1873 Extremely Fine with a "sea water” surface.
233 1873'CC’ Strictly Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine. Rare.
234 1874 Extremely Fine, prooflike surface. A small edge bump below the date.
235 1874, 1874'S’ (reverse chop marks). Very Fine, the former choice. 2 pieces.
236 1874'CC’ Very Fine, evenly worn. Scarce.
No.
237 1874'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Excellent surfaces and edges, the head
and adjacent stars softly struck. Superb light russet toning.
238 1875 Fully Very Fine. Very scarce.
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No.
239 1875'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The obverse with bagmarks, the reverse choice.
Fully lustrous and attractive.
240 1875'CC’ A chopmark adjacent to the mintmark. Extremely Fine, cleaned. Scarce.
241 1876'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface with light bagmarks. An obverse
edge dinge adjacent to the first star.
242 1877 Extremely Fine, prooflike surface. The head and adjacent stars are weakly
struck.
243 1877'S’ About Uncirculated, prooflike surface.
244 1877'S’ Another. About Uncirculated and choice. Superb iridescent toning.
245 1877'S’ Very Good; 1878'S’ A strong Fine. 2 pieces.
246 1878'CC’ Very Fine, even wear. A couple of old obverse scratches. Pale gray and
iridescent toning. Clearly, the rarest "business strike” of the series.
247 1878'S’ Extremely Fine.
248
No. 248
1879 Choice Brilliant Proof. Lovely orange and blue toning.
Ex banting Sale (Heritage), lot 1371 .
249 1883 The last year of the collectible Proof only series. Brilliant Proof, russet and
pale steel toning. An attractive coin.
Ex banting (Heritage), lot 1374.
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267
Specialized Collections of Mercury Dimes,
Walking Liberty Half Dollars & Morgan Dollars
U. S. MERCURY DIMES
Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly cleaned; 1919 About Uncirculat-
ed. Mostly with split bands. 4 pieces.
1916'S’, 1920 Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
1917'D’, 1917'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, softly struck. 2 pieces.
1918'D’, 1918'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and frosty. 2 pieces.
1919'D’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated and lustrous. Lightly cleaned. Scarce.
1919'S’ About Uncirculated, fully frosty. Rare.
1920'D’, 1924'S’, 1925 About Uncirculated and lustrous. 3 pieces.
1920'S’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, fully lustrous.
1921 About Uncirculated and choice. Rare.
1921'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full split bands. A "key” coin in splendid
condition.
1923, 1924 Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. 2 pieces.
1923 S’ Split bands. About Uncirculated and lustrous.
1924 D , 1926 Split bands. About Uncirculated; 1926'S’ Extremely Fine and choice.
3 pieces.
1925'D’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface. Rare.
1925'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly bagmarked.
1926'D’ The central band nearly split. Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing lustre.
1927, 1928 Split bands. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
Lot No. 267
1927'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, split bands, frosty lustre. A rare date.
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268 1927'S’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, pale toning. Scarce.
269 1928'D’ Split bands. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
270 1928'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The central band not split but choice nevertheless.
271 1929, 1930, 1935, 1937 Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. 4 pieces.
272 1929'D’, 1929'S’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
273 1930'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely example with golden toning.
274 1931, 1934, 1935'D’, 1939'S’, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1945 Brilliant Uncirculated, some
with light rubbing. 8 pieces.
275 1931'D’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surfaces.
276 1931'S’ Split bands. Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate toning. Scarce.
277 1934'D’ Large mintmark. Split bands. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and
scarce.
278 1935'S’, 1936, 1937'D’, 1937'S’, 1938, 1939, 1940'S’ (prooflike), 1941'S’, 1942'S’,
1943'S’, 1944, 1944'S’, 1945'S’, 1945'S’ Micro 'S’. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty
lustre. A lovely group although the central band is not split on any. 14 pieces.
279 1936'D’, 1936'S’, 1939'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, split bands. 3 pieces.
280 1938'D’, 1938'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, split bands. Lovely examples and scarce.
2 pieces.
281 1940'D’, 1941'D’, 1942, 1942'D’, 1943'D’, 1944'D’, 1945'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated,
split bands. A splendid group. 7 pieces.
282 1942/1 Extremely Fine. The central band nearly split. Very scarce.
U. S. LIBERTY WALKING HALF DOLLARS
This series ofU.S. Half Dollars is one of the most beautiful of all the designs. I daresay
it ranks as the most beautiful of all silver designs of the 20th century. The collection offered
below has numerous outstanding specimens among the many Uncirculated coins.
283 1916 The first year of issue. Brilliant Uncirculated, pale russet toning.
284 1916'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, delicate golden toning.
285 1916'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the central portion softly struck, as usual. Golden
and pale steel toning. Scarce.
286 1917 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, pale steel toning. A superb
strike.
287 1917'D’ Obverse. Brilliant Uncirculated, softly struck in the central portion. A
lustrous example of this scarce coin.
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288 1917 D’ Reverse. Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing frosty mint bloom. The central
portion not fully struck but really a lovely coin. Pale russet toning.
289 1917'S’ Obverse. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre. A very nice strike. Pale
iridescent toning. Rare.
No.
290 1917'S’ Reverse. Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. Delicate golden russet
toning. Scarce.
291 1918 Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly cleaned but full mint lustre.
292 1918'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the central portion quite weak. Frosty lustre with
light golden toning.
293 1918'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and choice despite the head and central portion
struck softly. Superb iridescent and russet toning.
294 1919 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny. Full head. Scarce.
295 1919'D’ About Uncirculated, well struck and lustrous. Rare.
296 1920 Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. The figure a trifle soft. The balance
well struck.
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No. 297
297 1920'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre, full head. Slide mark on the figure
but overall a splendid coin.
No. 298
298 1920'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the figure is softly struck, as usual. Blazing mint
frost. Very scarce.
No. 299
299 1921 Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly cleaned years ago, now with superb golden
russet toning. Rare. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
No.
300 1921’D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full head, fairly nice hand detail. Frosty lustre,
pale toning. Rare. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
301 192rS’ Extremely Fine, cleaned and recolored to resemble Mint State.
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312
Lot No. 302
1923'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Not fully struck in the centers but overall a
lovely example of this rare date.
No.
1927'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion soft but the coin is choice
nevertheless. Very scarce.
1928'S’ About Uncirculated, russet toning.
1929'D’ About Uncirculated, pale golden toning.
1929'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing lustre. The periphery exceptionally strong.
1933'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, bagmarks on the obverse. Scarce.
1934, 1935 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. 2 pieces.
1934'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface.
1934’S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A splendid example of this scarce date.
1935'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, fully lustrous.
1935'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and choice although the central portion is softly
struck.
313 1936, 1937 Brilliant Uncirculated, the latter with light toning. 2 pieces.
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314 1936'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom and nearly choice.
315 1936'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, lightly cleaned.
316 1937'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate golden russet toning.
317 1937'S’, 1939'S’ About Uncirculated, frosty and choice. 2 pieces.
318 1938, 1939'D’, 1940 Brilliant Uncirculated, each with a slight rub on the figure.
Full lustre and quite nice. 3 pieces.
319 1938'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full blazing lustre. The "key” of the late
dates.
320 1939 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck.
321 1940'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the usual weak strike in the centers. Overall the
coin is really choice.
RARE AND POPULAR SHORT SET
322 1941 to 1947'D’ The popular "Short Set.’’ All dates and mints as issued. Bril-
liant Uncirculated, frosty lustre. The 1942'D’ and 1943'D’ were cleaned. The
balance are all quite nice. 20 pieces.
U. S. MORGAN DOLLARS
323 1878 7 Tailfeathers, 1878'S’ (reverse toning), 1879 Brilliant Uncirculated and
quite nice. 3 pieces.
324 1878'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, lovely satiny surfaces.
RARE 1879'CC’ SILVER DOLLAR
No.
325 1879'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Some bagmarks on the cheek but a choice coin
nevertheless. Rare and in demand. The scarcer of the two mintmark varieties.
(SEK COLOR PLATK)
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326 1879'0’, 1880'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated and lustrous. 2 pieces.
327 1879'S’, 1880'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and prooflike. 2 pieces.
328 1880'S’, 1881 Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly choice. 2 pieces.
329 1880'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid satiny appearance.
330 1881'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
331 1881'0’, 1882'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny. 2 pieces.
332 1881'S’, 1882'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny. 2 pieces.
333 1882, 1883 Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly choice. 2 pieces.
334 1882'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate toning.
335 1883'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated and lustrous.
336 1883'0’, 1884 Brilliant Uncirculated and frosty. 2 pieces.
337 1883'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly bagmarked on the jaw. A scarce date.
338 1884'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light russet toning.
339 1884'0’ (Light edge nicks), 1885'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
340 1884'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the slightest touch of friction on the high points.
Frosty mint bloom. Rare.
341 1885 (Partially prooflike), 1886 Brilliant Uncirculated and above average.
2 pieces.
342 1885'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
343 1885'S’ Choice Brilliant LTncirculated, partially prooflike.
344 1886'0’ About Uncirculated and frosty, lightly cleaned, showing some hairlines.
Very scarce.
345 1886'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated and satiny.
346 1887, 1888 Brilliant Uncirculated and quite nice. Frosty lustre. 2 pieces.
347 1887'0’, 1888'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. 2 pieces.
348 1887'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the obverse frosty, the reverse prooflike. An attrac-
tive coin.
349 1888'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate russet toning.
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350 1889, 1889'0’, 1890 Brilliant Uncirculated, lovely coins with light bagmarks.
3 pieces.
351 1889'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny.
352 1890'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated and choice despite some bagmarks on the cheek.
353 1890'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated and virtually in the choice category. The reverse is
superb. A lovely example of this scarce date.
354 1890'S’, 1891'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, bagmarks. 2 pieces.
355 1891 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. Scarce.
356 1891'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated, partially prooflike. Scarce.
357 1891'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated and quite nice.
358 1892 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and very nice.
359 1892'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Nicely struck and partially prooflike.
No.
360 1892'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. The central obverse softly
struck but the coin is really a beauty.
361 1893 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A beauty with a satiny surface.
IMPORTANT SOTK E
hi accordance with the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer's charge of leu percent (lOVc) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
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363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
SPLENDID 1893'CC’ SILVER DOLLAR
No.
1893'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate obverse toning. Nicely struck
and very scarce.
1893'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre. A very scarce coin.
No. 364
1894 Brilliant Uncirculated, fully frosty and nicely struck. One of the rarest
Philadelphia Mint dollars of this design.
1894'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, slightly prooflike reverse. Frosty lustre and quite
nice. Scarce.
1894'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. Nearly in the choice category.
1895'0’ About Uncirculated and frosty. Very scarce.
1895'S’ About Uncirculated and lustrous. Very scarce.
1896, 1900 Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
1896'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion weak but better than average.
Scarce.
1896'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion weak but overall the coin is
choice.
1897, 1898 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny. 2 pieces.
1897'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, lustrous with light russet toning.
1897'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface. A lovely coin.
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375 1898'0’, 1899'0’, 1900'0’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. 3 pieces.
376 1898'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, light toning.
377 1899 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom.
378 1899'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, nicely struck.
379 1900'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and decidedly better than average.
380 1901 Brilliant Uncirculated. An obverse bagmark and a planchet defect on the
eagle. Overall a splendid example with full lustre. Rarely seen this nice.
381 1901'O’, 1902'O’ (slightly prooflike). Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
382 1901'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Some light planchet flakes but really a beauty
with pale russet toning.
383 1902, 1903 Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
384 1902'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A satiny example of this scarce date.
385 1903'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A fully frosty example with light bagmarks.
386 1904, 1904'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
387 1904'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The central portion weak but the coin is really
lovely. Rare.
388 1921 Morgan, 1921'D’, 1921'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
U. S. PEACE DOLLARS
389 1921 Peace, 1923 About Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
390 1922, 1923, 1924 Brilliant Uncirculated and virtually in the choice category.
3 pieces.
391 1922'D’, 1922'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, above average. 2 pieces.
392 1923'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly choice.
393 1925, 1926, 1935 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. 3 pieces.
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS, COMMEMORATIVE SILVER
394 1925'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Soft in the central obverse but a lovely coin.
Scarce.
395 1926 D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely example bordering on the choice catego-
ry. Scarce.
396 1926'S’, 1927'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, obverse bagmarks. 2 pieces.
397 1927 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
398 1927'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, a few bagmarks from the choice category.
399 1928 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck and very nice. Some small
reverse bagmarks. Very scarce.
400 1934'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated and choice despite some light bagmarks.
U. S. COMMEMORATIVE SILVER COINS
401 1893 Isabella Quarter. Brilliant Uncirculated and lustrous.
402 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lustrous example with
lovely peripheral toning. A bagmark on the shoulder from the gem category.
403 1918 Lincoln. Brilliant Uncirculated, some light bagmarks but a lovely coin.
404 1920 Maine. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Unusually well struck.
405 1920 Pilgrim, 1936 Long Island. Brilliant Uncirculated, russet-gray toning.
2 pieces.
406 1922 Grant with Star. With the break in the star and the chin and tie defect, the
hallmarks of a genuine specimen. Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, delicate
toning. Rare.
PLAN TO ATTEND THIS SALE
OR
PLEASE MAIL YOUR BID SHEET EARLY
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416
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1925 Fort Vancouver. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale russet-golden toning.
Scarce.
1927 Vermont. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale steel toning.
1928 Hawaiian. Brilliant Uncirculated and very nearly in the choice category.
Splendid delicate russet and iridescent toning. The rarest type of the series.
1934 Maryland. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light mottled iridescent toning.
1935 Old Spanish Trail. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. One of the most difficult
coins to obtain this nice because of the "open” fields. Rare.
1935'S’ San Diego, 1936 Cleveland. Brilliant Uncirculated and very nice. 2 pieces.
1936'S’ San Francisco. Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely specimen with toning to
match.
1936 Bridgeport. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light iridescent toning.
1936 Elgin. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, exquisite light iridescent toning.
1936 Wisconsin. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light golden toning.
1936 Lynchburg. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, russet-gray toning.
1936 Delaware. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate toning.
1936'P,D,S’ Rhode Island. Set of 3. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely set, the
'P’ is prooflike.
1936'P,D,S’ Columbia, S.C. Set of 3. Brilliant Uncirculated. A choice set with pale
russet toning.
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U. S. COMM. 50c, COMM. GOLD
421 1937 Antietam. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb iridescent toning.
422 1937 Raleigh-Roanoke. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light iridescent toning.
423 1938 New Rochelle. Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly choice. Satiny surface with a
couple of light bagmarks.
424 1947'P,D,S’ B.T. Washington. Set of 3. Brilliant Uncirculated and choice.
425 1952'P,D,S’ Washington-Carver. Set of 3. Brilliant Uncirculated.
U. S. COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COINS
426 $1.00. 1916 McKinley. About Uncirculated and choice.
427 — 1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
428
429
430
Lot No. 428
— 1922 Grant with Star. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A beautiful example in
deep yellow gold with a small copper stain below the bust.
— 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific. About Uncirculated and choice.
$2.50. 1926 Sesquicentennial. Brilliant Uncirculated, orange toning.
END OF FIRST SESSION
SECOND SESSION, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1985
7:00 P.M. SHARP
LOTS 431 - 921
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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
SECOND SESSION
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1985
7:00 P.M. SHARP
LOTS 431 - 921
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In accordance with the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer’s charge of ten percent (10%) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
IMPORTANT U. S. TYPE SET
U. S. HALF CENTS
No. 431
431 1793 Gilbert 2, Cohen 4. Very Fine-30, perfectly centered and struck. The surface
is somewhat porous but overall a very nice specimen with all devices intact.
Rich steel-mahogany. Rare. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
No.
432 1794 G.l, C.9. Very Fine-20. Olive brown. A lovely example of the "high relief’
hair.
433 1804 G.2, C.13. Plain 4, stemless. Mint State-60. Steel and chestnut. A small
obverse spot. Glossy and attractive.
434 1809 G.4, C.3. Mint State-60. Frosty steel brown, faded mint color in the devices.
Sharply struck.
435 1835 G.2, C.l. Mint State-65. About 85% mint red fading to iridescence. A lovely
little copper.
436 1857 G.l, C.l. The last year of issue. Mint State-63. Red-brown, excellent surfaces.
Rare.
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U. S. LARGE CENTS
U. S. LARGE CENTS
437 1793 Sheldon 3. Chain type. AMERICA. Very Fine-20 from point of wear but the
obverse shows areas of corrosion over half the coin, yet the devices are basical-
ly intact. The reverse is splendid. A natural dark brown. Worth a bid in the
$2,000.00 range.
438 1793 S.llb. Wreath type. Lettered edge. Double leaf on the edge. Rarity 5. Very
Fine-20. Cleaned years ago, now toning nicely, some scattered nicks mostly on
the rim. Quite an important coin and close to the Condition Census.
439 1795 S.76b. Plain edge, ONE CENT high in the wreath. Very Fine-20, perfect
surfaces and edges. Lovely glossy medium brown.
440 1802 S.228. Reverse fraction 1/000. Very Fine-30. Olive brown with some very
faint porosity. The devices in bold relief.
MINT STATE 1812 CENT
441 1812 S.290. Small date. Mint State-60. Frosty olive with bluish iridescence, the
reverse with mottled toning. The head is especially well struck. Rare. (SEE
COLOR PLATE)
442 1818 Newcomb 10. Mint State-60. Rich chocolate, absolutely even frosty toning.
An unusual example of a Randall Hoard cent.
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U. S. Ic, 2c, 3c (NICKEL), 3c (SILVER)
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
Lot No. 443
1846 N.ll. Medium date. Mint State-65. Wholly mint red with some light toning.
Rare as a type because it is the only variety with this size date. Worth a bid
close to $1,000.00.
U. S. SMALL CENTS
1857 Flying eagle. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A needle-sharp strike, full color,
lovely deep russet toning.
1859 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty with coppery russet toning. Scarce.
1863, 1900 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full color, delicate toning. 2 pieces.
1909 V.D.B., 1943, 1970'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, the first with light ton-
ing. 3 pieces.
1909'S’ Lincoln. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full color, pale toning. Scarce.
U. S. TWO CENTS
1864 Large Motto. Brilliant Uncirculated, mint red mixed with tan.
1870 Brilliant Uncirculated, mint color and light iridescence.
U. S. THREE CENTS (NICKEL)
1868 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty with pale toning.
U. S. THREE CENTS (SILVER)
1851 Brilliant Uncirculated, light russet toning.
Lot No. 453
1858 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing mint lustre, exquisite toning. An in-
credible strike even though from clashed dies. A premium coin.
Lot No. 454
454
1870 Gem Brilliant Proof. A two-tone beauty with toning to match.
U. S. HALF DIMES, NICKELS
U. S. HALF DIMES
455 1795 Valentine 5. About Good. A small bend obliterates the 7 and part of the 9.
The vast majority of the devices are clear.
Lot No. 456
456 1797 V.2. 15 stars on the obverse. Strictly Very Fine. A natural light gray with
some mottled toning. An excellent coin because it is so "perfect.”
457 1800 V.l. A nice Fine, lovely russet-gray toning. A choice coin.
458 1835 V.7. Small date, small 5. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre with
a "cartwheel” effect. Lovely peripheral toning.
459 1837 Liberty Seated, no stars, small date. Brilliant Uncirculated, struck from
damaged dies, large diebreak at Liberty’s knee. Russet and iridescent toning.
Scarce.
460 1850 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full head, stars and cap. Iridescent toning,
mostly on the obverse.
461 1853 Arrows. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem with blazing lustre.
Pale orange-russet toning.
462 1871 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, light iridescent toning.
U. S. NICKELS
463 1866 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre, cloudy russet toning. Scarce.
464 1883 Shield. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, patches of pale russet toning.
465 1883 No Cents. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full frosty pale toning. A borderline
gem.
466 1899 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty with nice even russet toning.
467 1913 Type 1. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale toning over frosty surfaces.
468 1916 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A needle-sharp strike, golden toning.
469 1942 Choice Brilliant Proof; 1970'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
470 1942'P’ Silver content. Gem Brilliant Proof. Original color with light toning spots.
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U. S. DIMES
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
U. S. DIMES
1797 John Reich-1. 16 stars on the obverse. Very Fine. Some skillful tooling on
the neck, virtually unnoticeable because of the lovely uniform light gray ton-
ing.
Lot No. 471
1805 JR-2. 4 berries on the branch. Very Fine, a few minor circulation marks.
Gray-steel toning.
1821 JR-1. Large date. About Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom, delicate peripheral
toning.
1832 JR-2. A nice Very Fine.
1837 Liberty Seated. No stars, tall date. Extremely Fine and choice.
1852 Brilliant Uncirculated, full head, stars and cap. Satiny with some prooflike
surface.
1853 Arrows. About Uncirculated, frosty and choice.
1873 Arrows. About Uncirculated and frosty.
No.
1887 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. A superb frosty example with golden toning.
1899 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale toning.
1916 Mercury. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, fully split bands. Superb toning.
1938 (The central band nearly split), 1948'S’, 1970'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculat-
ed. 3 pieces.
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U. S. TWENTY CENTS, QUARTERS
U. S. TWENTY CENTS
483 1875'S’ About Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
RARE 1877 TWENTY CENTS
484 1877 Choice Brilliant Proof. A lovely example with smoky gray-russet toning.
Rare "Proof only” date with 350 struck.
U. S. QUARTERS
Lot No.
485 1796 Browning 2. The obverse is Good with nearly every device clear. The reverse
is Poor to Fair with very little visible. The coin saw a lot of service but that
doesn’t diminish its rarity.
486 1806/5 B.l. Very Fine and quite nice. Two peculiar toning spots in LIBERTY.
Gray and iridescent.
487 1825/3 B.2. Extremely Fine, russet and iridescent toning.
488 1834 B.4. About Uncirculated and very choice, just a whisper from Mint State.
Superb steel and iridescent toning.
489 1848 About Uncirculated and choice. Lovely rose-russet and sea-green toning. A
very scarce date.
490 1854 About Uncirculated, frosty and a very nice specimen.
No.
491 1872 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, prooflike and satiny. A rare coin in this
condition.
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U. S. QUARTERS, HALF DOLLARS
492 1873 Arrows. About Uncirculated and a splendid example of this scarce type.
493 1911'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale iridescent toning.
494 1917'S’ Type I. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, virtually a full head, full shield.
Frosty mint lustre. Scarce.
495 1929 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Full head and virtually a full shield. Superb
russet toning.
496 1932, 1970'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
U. S. HALF DOLLARS
No.
497 1795 Overton 117. Two leaves below each wing. Rarity 6. Strictly Very Good,
nearly Fine. Even wear and really a splendid coin with pale gray toning.
VERY RARE 1797 HALF DOLLAR
498 1797 0.102. The very rare type with draped bust and small eagle reverse.
Denomination appears twice, once on the edge, the other in fraction
form on the reverse. Very Good and a "gem” specimen. Even wear, no
defect or damage, excellent surfaces and edges. It may have advanced
wear but because of its overall condition it should realize the value of a
grade better. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
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U. S. HALF DOLLARS
499 1805 0.112. Fully Very Fine. The frosty obverse nearly a grade better. The re-
verse steel and iridescent.
500 1832 0.103. Small letters on the reverse. Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate russet
toning.
501 1837 About Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom. A far better than average strike.
502 1839 Bust type. Extremely Fine.
503 1853 Arrows and rays. About Uncirculated and very choice, virtually Mint State.
504 1859 About Uncirculated, frosty.
505 1873 Arrows. Extremely Fine and lustrous.
Lot No. 506
506 1877 Brilliant Uncirculated. A trifle soft in strike but blazing mint lustre and
overall a lovely coin.
No.
507 1905'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A fully frosty example, rather sharply struck
(rare in an 'O’ mint). Really quite a rare coin.
508 1916 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck. Excellent hand detail. Magnifi-
cent russet steel and iridescent toning.
509 1937, 1954'D’, 1964'D’, 1966 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated; 1976 Bi-Centennial.
Brilliant Proof. 5 pieces.
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
No.
510 1795 Bolender 1. Two leaves below each wing. Strictly Very Fine, light even wear.
Perfect surfaces and edges. Lovely medium gray with pink overtones. A superb
specimen.
511 1797 B.3. Stars 10x6. Very Fine, even wear, no defect or damage. A splendid
example of this rare date.
512 1800 B.19. The AMERICAI variety. A strong Fine, nearly Very Fine. Like the two
preceding lots, superb surfaces and edges.
BEAUTIFUL 1836 GOBRECHT DOLLAR
513 1836 Gobrecht. Obverse: Liberty seated in a plain field. Reverse: Eagle
flying amid a field of stars. Plain edge. Choice Brilliant Proof. A
beautiful example with but a couple of tiny edge marks. Splendid sea-
green, pink and iridescent toning. Really as nice a specimen as one
could hope for. Well worth a bid in the $15,000.00 range. (SEE COLOR
PLATE)
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
Lot No. 514
514 1860'O’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. The obverse virtually mark-free, the
reverse with some light marks. Pale russet and mauve. Scarce so nice.
515 1871 About Uncirculated, russet toning.
RARE 1893'S’ SILVER DOLLAR
No.
516 1893'S’ Extremely Fine, tiny obverse rim nick. Mint lustre in the devices, toned a
natural pale gray with light iridescence. The rarest "business strike” of the
series.
517 1893'S’ Another example of this rarity. A nice, strong Very Fine specimen, very
nearly Extremely Fine. Pale gray toning. Mounted in a Incite holder.
518 1878'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
519 1923, 1974'D’, 1979'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
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U. S. TRADE $1,00, MISC. U. S. & FOREIGN
U. S. TRADE DOLLAR
520 1875'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, lovely satiny surfaces. Well above aver-
age.
MISCELLANEOUS
521 Trade Dollar. 1877'S’ Made into a locket (opens by pressing down above
STATES). Fine to Very Fine.
522 Silver Cent. An unusual display showing three coins: 1957'D’ Ic, 1957'D’ Ic
struck over a dime, 1957'D’ 10c. Brilliant Uncirculated. Mounted in a custom
lucite holder. 3 pieces.
523 Pattern Large Cent. 1855 Judd 168. Large flying eagle. Bronze. Plain edge.
Proof, weakly struck about its periphery.
524 Pattern Small Cent. 1858 J.193. Flying eagle. Copper-nickel. A nicely toned
Proof.
PAIR OF ENGLISH LARGE COPPERS
525 ENGLAND. George III. 1797 Two Pence and Penny. Uncirculated and excep-
tionally attractive. The penny is slightly prooflike. Rarely offered in such a
splendid state of preservation. 2 pieces.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In accordance with the terms of sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pay a buyer's charge of ten percent (10%) of the winning
bid recognized by the auctioneer.
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U. S. PROOF SETS
U. S. PROOF SETS
VERY RARE 1878 PROOF SET
Lot No. 526 (Reduced)
526 1878 Proof Set. Consisting of the Ic, 3c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 25c, 50c, $1.00 8 Tail-
feathers, Trade Dollar. The minor coins are very nice, the silver with some
light hairlines. All in all, a lovely set and a very rare year, with a number of
"Proof only” coins. Mounted in a Incite holder. 9 pieces.
RARE 1895 PARTIAL PROOF SET
Lot No. 528 (Reduced)
528 1913 Proof Set. Consisting of the Ic, 5c Type II, 10c, 25c, 50c. A splendid and
choice two-tone set. A low mintage item. Mounted in a Incite holder. 5 pieces.
RARE 1913 PROOF SET
527
Lot No. 527 (Reduced)
1895 Partial Proof Set. Consisting of the Ic, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c. No Silver Dollar.
A choice two-tone set. Mounted in a Incite holder. 5 pieces.
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U. S. COMMEMORATIVE SILVER COINS
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
U. S. COMMEMORATIVE SILVER COINS
1893 Isabella Quarter. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, russet and iridescent "cart-
wheel” lustre.
1892 Columbian. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, superb sea-green toning.
1900 Washington & Lafayette Dollar. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
1915'S’ Panama-Pacific. Brilliant Uncirculated, deep mauve and iridescent toning.
1920 Maine. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, superb orange and russet toning.
1920 Maine. Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem with pale
olive-golden toning.
1921 Missouri 2x4. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem with superb
russet iridescent toning.
1925 Lexington. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, slightly prooflike.
Splendid toning.
1925'S’ California. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb glittering iridescent ton-
ing.
1926 Oregon. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem.
1933'D’ Oregon. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Scarce.
1935 Boone. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
1935 Connecticut. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A splendid coin with russet ton-
ing.
1936 Lynchburg. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
1936 Norfolk. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Scarce.
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U. S. COMMEMORATIVE SILVER & GOLD COINS
544 1936 York. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A beauty.
545 1936 York. Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
546 1936 Gettysburg. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid pale russet toning.
547 1936 Long Island. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. The coin is a kaleidoscope of
color.
548 1946 Iowa. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light iridescent toning.
U. S. COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COINS
GOLD DOLLARS
549 1903 Jefferson. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, slightly prooflike. A small copper
stain beneath the truncation.
550 1903 McKinley. Extremely Fine, formerly mounted on the rim, whizzed to simu-
late mint lustre.
551 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, pale coppery
toning.
552 1916 McKinley. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface, delicate toning.
553 1916 McKinley. Another. Brilliant Uncirculated. The obverse was lightly cleaned.
554 1922 Grant. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A borderline gem in deep yellow gold.
555 1922 Grant. Another example. Extremely Fine, even wear. This coin really saw
circulation!
QUARTER EAGLES ($2.50 GOLD)
556 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific. Brilliant Uncirculated, some light bagmarks. Yellow
gold with orange toning. Rare.
557 1926 Sesquicentennial. Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly in the choice category.
558 1926 Sesquicentennial. Another example. Brilliant Uncirculated and this too is
nearly choice.
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1915 PANAMA-PACIFIC $50.00 GOLD
VERY RARE 1915 OCTAGONAL
PANAMA-PACIFIC $50.00 GOLD
559 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific $50.00 Gold. OCTAGONAL. Obverse: Minerva
left; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIFTY DOLLARS around;
MCMXV on band; IN GOD WE TRUST in field. Reverse: Owl on a pine
branch; PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO around;
E PLURIBUS UNUM in field. Dolphins make up the border on both
sides. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Superb pale coppery russet ton-
ing. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
VERY RARE 1915 ROUND
PANAMA-PACIFIC $50.00 GOLD
560 1915'S’ Panama-Pacific $50.00 Gold. ROUND. Obverse: Minerva left;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIFTY DOLLARS around; MCMXV
on band; IN GOD WE TRUST in field. Reverse: Owl on a pine branch;
PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO around; E PLU-
RIBUS UNUM in field. Brilliant Uncirculated. Deep yellow gold with
coppery russet overtones, some lightly scattered copper stains. (SEE
COLOR PLATE)
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U. S. HALF DOLLARS, PROOF COINS
U. S. HALF DOLLARS
561 1934, 1937 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre. 2 pieces.
562 1936'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated and a very nice specimen.
563 1937'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full head and satiny lustre.
564 1937'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid surfaces.
565 1938 Brilliant Uncirculated and really quite scarce.
566 1938'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A splendid coin, sharply struck, slightly proof-
like surface. Rare.
567 1939 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A borderline gem.
568 1939'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, the head particularly well struck.
569 1939'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
570 1940, 1944'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated and quite nice. 2 pieces.
571 1940'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. The centers a trifle weak but decidedly
stronger than most.
572 1943'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
573 1943'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 4 pieces.
ROLLS OF U. S. COINS
574 25c. 1937 Roll of Quarters. Brilliant Uncirculated and particularly nice. Standard
count of 40 coins.
575 50c. 1939 Roll of Half Dollars. Brilliant Uncirculated and a really beautiful and
above average roll. Standard count of 20 coins.
RARE 20th CENTURY PROOF COINS
GEM PROOF SET OF MERCURY DIMES
576 1936 to 1942 Mercury Dimes. One of each year. Gem Brilliant Proof. A superb
set. 7 pieces.
RARE 1936-1942 PROOF WASHINGTON QUARTERS
577 1936 to 1942 Washington Quarters. One of each year. Gem Brilliant Proof. A
lovely set. 7 pieces.
578 1932, 1934, 1938, 1939'D’, 1939'S’, 1940'D’, 1940'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
7 pieces.
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U. S. PROOF COINS
PROOF SET OF LATE DATE WASHINGTON QUARTERS
579 1950 to 1964 Washington Quarters. One of each year. Gem Brilliant Proof.
The 1950 is the early issue. A splendid set. Mounted in a custom lucite holder.
15 pieces.
580 1934'D’, 1936'S’, 1939'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
RARE PROOF SET OF LIBERTY WALKING HALF DOLLARS
Lot No. 581 (Reduced)
581 1936 to 1942 Half Dollars. One of each year. The 1941 without designers initials.
Gem Brilliant Proof. A superb set. Mounted in a custom lucite holder.
7 pieces.
DUPLICATE PROOF SET OF LIBERTY WALKING HALF DOLLARS
582 1936 to 1942 Half Dollars. One of each year. The 1941 without designers initials.
Another Gem Proof Set although the 1936 and 1942 have some microscopic
hairlines. A really superb set. Mounted in a custom lucite holder. 7 pieces.
RARE PROOF SET OF FRANKLIN HALF DOLLARS
583 1950 to 1963 Half Dollars. One of each date. Gem Brilliant Proof. The 1950 is
the early issue. A lovely set. Mounted in a custom lucite holder. 14 pieces.
DUPLICATE PROOF SET OF FRANKLIN HALF DOLLARS
584 1950 to 1963 Half Dollars. One of each date. Gem Brilliant Proof. The 1950 is
the later issue with a more mirror-like surface. A splendid set. Mounted in a
custom lucite holder. 14 pieces.
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S. TYPE COINS— HALF CENTS^ LARGE Ic
U. S. TYPE COINS
585 Half Cent. 1793 Gilbert 2, Cohen 4. Very Fine-20. Dark and porous but sharply
struck and nicely balanced. Quite a nice example of this one year type.
586 — 1796 Edwards Copy. Mint State-65. Glossy brown over faded color. One of the
more interesting pieces of numismatic curiosa struck in the 19th century.
587 — 1806 G.3, C.4. Large 6. About Uncirculated-55. Light brown with considerable
mint color.
588 — 1810 G.l, C.l. Extremely Fine, recolored to resemble mint color; 1853 G.l, C.l.
Mint State-60. Small obverse planchet clip. 2 pieces.
589 Large Cent. 1793 Sheldon 4. Chain type. Periods variety. Fine-12. Cleverly re-
tooled in the center of head, otherwise an excellent specimen, medium brown.
(SEE COLOR PLATE)
590
— 1793 S.6, The Sprung Die. Fine-15. Thin obverse scratch, dark and porous. Still
rather nice in overall appearance.
591 — 1794 S.29. Very Fine-30 but the high locks were cleverly retooled by a "hair-
dresser” of exceptional ability. Lovely iridescent brown and really natural in
appearance.
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U. S. TYPE COINS— Ic, 2c, 3c, 5c, V2 DIMES
592 — 1797 S.136. Struck from severely rusted reverse dies. Extremely Fine-40. Nice-
ly recolored steel and dark brown, slightly porous.
593 — 1810/9 S.281. The overdate. About Uncirculated-50, sharply struck. Mostly red-
dish brown with some areas of recoloring. Really a lovely coin that didn’t need
any "help.”
594 — 1818 Newcomb 10. A Randall Hoard specimen. Mint State-60, reddish-tan.
595 Small Ic. 1857 Flying eagle. Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck. Russet ton-
ing.
596 — 1859 Brilliant Uncirculated, iridescent toning.
597 — 1860 Brilliant Uncirculated, slightly prooflike, pale toning.
598 — 1904, 1909 V.D.B., 1940, 1943 Brilliant Uncirculated; 1910 About Uncirculat-
ed; 1964 Brilliant Proof. 6 pieces.
599 2c. 1869 Uncirculated, reddish brown. Sharply struck.
600 3c Nickel. 1873 Closed 3. Brilliant Proof, two-tone appearance.
601 3c Silver. 1852 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing mint frost.
602 — 1858, 1862 Extremely Fine. 2 pieces.
603 5c. 1866 Obverse planchet flake. Extremely Fine; 1883 Shield. Polished Proof;
1913 Type 1. About Uncirculated; 1943 Brilliant Uncirculated; 1964 Brilliant
Proof. 5 pieces.
604 — 1912'S’ Extremely Fine, lightly polished, lovely toning. Scarce.
605 — 1883 No Cents, 1920 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
606 Half Dime. 1835 Valentine 6. Small date, large 5c. About Uncirculated, the re-
verse prooflike.
607 — 1837 Liberty seated, no stars, small date. Brilliant Uncirculated, hairlines in
the prooflike field. Orange and iridescent.
608 — 1858 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
609 — 1853 Arrows. Extremely Fine, choice.
610 — 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck.
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U. S. TYPE COINS— 10c, 2Qc, 25c
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
10c. 1807 John Reich-1. Extremely Fine and choice with claims to a higher grade.
The central portion sharply struck, the periphery weak as usual. Lustrous with
pale russet toning.
— 1821 JR-4. Large date. Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, lightly cleaned
but lustrous.
— 1834 JR-5. Large 4. Choice Extremely Fine, virtually About Uncirculated.
Lovely peripheral toning.
— 1837 Liberty seated, no stars, large date. Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply
struck. Lightly cleaned but lustrous.
— 1839 Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. A planchet defect on the obverse
edge, as made.
— 1861 About Uncirculated, choice; 1873 Arrows. Extremely Fine; 1964 Brilliant
Proof; 1965 Brilliant Uncirculated. 4 pieces.
— 1921'D’ About Uncirculated and lustrous. Sharply struck but for the central
band. Rare.
20c. 1876 About Uncirculated and lustrous.
25c. 1806/5 Browning 1. A nice, strong Fine, nearly Very Fine. Excellent overall
appearance.
— 1819 B.l. Large 9. Extremely Fine, sharply struck. Russet and iridescent.
— 1832 B.l. About Uncirculated, lustrous and partially prooflike. Steel toning
about the edges.
— 1853 Arrows and rays. Extremely Fine; 1873 Arrows. Extremely Fine, obverse
scratches, lightly polished; 1940'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated; 1965 Dull Uncircu-
lated. 4 pieces.
— 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated, deep russet toning. A bright spot on the knee.
— 1863 Brilliant Proof, light hairlines.
— 1878 Struck from clashed dies. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, russet and or-
ange toning.
— 1892 Choice Brilliant Proof, superb iridescent toning.
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
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U. S. TYPE COINS, SILVER DOLLARS
627 50c. 1833 Overton 102. About Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
628 — 1837 About Uncirculated and choice. Russet toning.
629 — 1853 Arrows and rays. About Uncirculated and lustrous.
630 — 1854'0’ Date doubled. Extremely Fine; 1859'D’, 1865 Brilliant Uncirculated;
1964 Brilliant Proof. 4 pieces.
No. 631
631 — 1866 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely specimen with frosty mint
bloom. Pale russet toning.
632 — 1872'S’ About Uncirculated. A choice example with lustre and delicate toning.
633 $1.00. 1848 About Uncirculated, prooflike surface. A scarce date.
U. S. MORGAN DOLLARS
634 1878 8 Tailfeathers (polished), 1878 7/8 Tailfeathers, 1878 7 Tailfeathers. Bril-
liant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
635 1878'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated; 1878'CC’ About Uncirculated, frosty; 1879 About
Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
636 1879'0’, 1880 Brilliant Uncirculated, bagmarks. 2 pieces.
637 1879'S’, 1880'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
No. 638
638 1879'CC’ Lapped dies. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty with light orange toning.
Rare.
639 1880'O’, 1881, 1882'CC’, 1883'CC’ About Uncirculated, a couple are polished.
4 pieces.
640 1880'CC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
641 1881'0’, 1882, 1882'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, bagmarked. 3 pieces.
642 1881'S’, 1883 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
643 188rCC’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
644 1882'S’, 1885 Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
645 1883'0’, 1884'0’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
646 1883'S’, 1884'CC’ (reverse scratches). About Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
647 1884'S’, 1885'S’ About Uncirculated, both were polished. 2 pieces.
648 1884, 1885'0’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
649 1885'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Scarce.
650 1886, 1889 Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly in the choice category. 2 pieces.
651 1886'0’, 1887'0’, 1887'S’ About Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
652 1886'S’, 1889'0’, 1889'S’ About Uncirculated, all were polished. 3 pieces.
653 1887, 1890 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
654 1888, 1888'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty. 2 pieces.
655 1888'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and above average.
657 1890'O’, 1891'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
658 1890'S’, 1890'CC’, 1891 About Uncirculated, all were polished. 3 pieces.
659 1891'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny.
660 1891'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated bagmarked.
661 1892, 1892'0’ (polished), 1893 (polished). About Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
662 1892'S’ About Uncirculated, prooflike and lustrous. Rare.
663 1892'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
664 1893'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, light bagmarks. A frosty example with light
toning. Rare.
No.
665 1893'S’ A strong Fine, nearly Very Fine, pale purple toning. The rarest "business
strike” of the set.
666 1893'CC’ About Uncirculated, polished. Scarce.
667 1894 About Uncirculated, frosty lustre. Scarce.
668 1894'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, lustrous, light bagmarks.
669 1894'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, a satiny example with light bagmarks.
670 1895'0’ Extremely Fine or perhaps better and fully frosty. Small bagmarks on the
cheek.
No.
671 1895'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A "flashy” coin with satiny and prooflike surface.
Pale mottled russet toning. Very nearly in the choice category. Rare. (SFJFJ
COLOR PLATE)
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U. S. SILVER DOLLARS
672 1896, 1898'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid coins. 2 pieces.
673 1896'0’ Brilliant Uncirculated, some bag scuffing on the cheek but Mint State.
674 1896'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full frosty mint lustre. Scarce.
675 1897, 1897'0’, 1898 About Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
676 1897'S’, 1898'S’ About Uncirculated and choice. 2 pieces.
677 1899 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A frosty specimen.
678 1899'0’, 1900'0’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
679 1899'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the usual light hagmarks.
680 1900, 1901'O’, 1902'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
681 1900'S’, 1901, 1904 About Uncirculated, all were polished. 3 pieces.
682 1901'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. Scarce.
683 1902, 1903 Brilliant Uncirculated. 2 pieces.
684 1902'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full "cartwheel” effect. Scarce.
685 1903'O’ Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre. A choice specimen. Scarce.
686 1904'O’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, a borderline gem.
687 1904'S’ About Uncirculated and lustrous. Scarce.
688 1921 Morgan, 1921'D’, 1921'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
U. S. PEACE DOLLARS
689 1921 Peace, 1924'S’, 1926'D’, 1927'S’, 1928'S’, 1935'S’ About Uncirculated, all were
polished. 6 pieces.
690 1922, 1922'D’, 1922'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
691 1923, 1924, 1925 Brilliant Uncirculated. 3 pieces.
692 1923'D’, 1923'S’, 1925'S’, 1926'D’, 1926'S’ About Uncirculated. 5 pieces.
693 1927 Brilliant Uncirculated.
694 1927'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated and frosty. A nice example.
695 1928 Brilliant Uncirculated, planchet defect on reverse edge. Scarce.
696 1934, 1934'D’ About Uncirculated and choice. 2 pieces.
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U. S. SILVER $1.00, GOLD $1.00, $2.50 GOLD
697 1934'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full frost, light bagmarks. The "key” of the set.
698 1935 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
Consignment J.A,
U. S. COINS
699 5c. 1891, 1935'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, fully frosty, pale iridescent ton-
ing. 2 pieces.
700 10c. 1850 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, full head, stars and cap.
701 — 1912 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
702 50c. 1941 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck. A virtual gem.
703 $1.00 Gold. 1853 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck. Lustrous with
delicate toning.
704 — 1854 Type II. Brilliant Uncirculated. A frosty example in deep yellow gold.
the head particularly well struck. Rare.
705 — 1888 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A needle-sharp strike in deep yellow gold.
Superb toning.
706 $2.50 Gold. 1907 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale coppery russet toning.
707 — 1908 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely example of the first year of issue.
708 — 1927 Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly in the choice category.
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U. S. GOLD COINS
709 $3.00 Gold. 1854 The first year of issue. Brilliant Uncirculated, lovely frosty
mint lustre. Sharply struck in deep yellow gold, delicate coppery toning.
710 $5.00 Gold. 1903'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
711 — 1904 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, deep yellow gold.
712 — 1909'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, some light bagmarks but a beauty.
713 $10.00 Gold. 1901'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom.
714 — 1932 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty with pale pink and russet toning.
715 $20.00 Gold. 1904 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre, nicely struck.
716 — 191 1'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck and exceptionally attractive.
717 — 1923'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A few small reverse bag abrasions from
the gem category.
718 — 1924 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid satiny surfaces.
719 — 1924 Another example. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, deep yellow gold. Nearly
as nice as the preceding.
720 — 1926 Brilliant Uncirculated, fully lustrous. Nearly in the choice category.
721 — 1927 Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly bagmarked.
U. S. GOLD DOLLARS
722 1853 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, sharply struck, pale russet toning.
723 1853 Another. Extremely Fine and lustrous.
Lot No. 724
724 1854 Type I. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A superb example in deep yellow
gold. From its color, this could be from the Baltimore Find.
725 1854 Type I. Another example. About Uncirculated, light bagmarks.
726 1854 Type II. Extremely Fine, some lustre in the devices.
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U. S. GOLD DOLLARS, $2.50 GOLD
727 1855 Very Fine. Scarce Type II.
728 1855 Another example. Very Fine or nearly so.
EXCEPTIONAL 1856 UPRIGHT 5 GOLD DOLLAR
No. 729
729 1856 Upright 5. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. A splendid
example in deep yellow gold. Really quite a scarce coin.
730 1856 Slanting 5. About Uncirculated.
731 1862 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A small lint mark in the obverse field (as
made) .
732 1874 About Uncirculated and frosty.
733 1881 Brilliant Uncirculated, a slidemark on the cheek. Frosty and prooflike.
RARE 1883 PROOF GOLD DOLLAR
Lot No. 734
734 1883 Brilliant Proof. 207 specimens struck. The obverse with a few hairlines, the
reverse splendid. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
Lot No. 735
735 1889 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and satiny.
736 1889 Another example. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate coppery toning.
U. S. QUARTER EAGLES ($2.50 GOLD)
737 1824/1 About Uncirculated. An edge bruise over the 4th and 5th stars which was
partially repaired. A rare date and type. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
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U. S. $2.50 GOLD
738 1834 Extremely Fine, light circulation marks. Coppery toning.
739 1836 Very Fine, even wear. Pale orange toning.
740 1839/8 Brilliant Uncirculated, unusually sharp strike. Light bagmarks in the
field. A pretty coin. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
741 1843'0’ Small date. Very Good; 1845 Extremely Fine but tooled in the obverse
field; 1877'S’ Extremely Fine, a dig above the head and polished. 3 pieces.
742 1847'D’ A nice Very Fine. As usual, in the greenish gold of the region.
VERY RARE 1848 CAL. QUARTER EAGLE
Lot No. 743
743 1848 CAL. Type of the regular issue but the letters "CAL” counter-
stamped above the eagle. The "CAL” was stamped on the coin while it
was still in the die. It is to signify that it was minted from the first
gold received at the Philadelphia Mint from California.
This specimen is Extremely Fine, with some prooflike surface.
Struck in deep yellow gold. Because of its overall appearance we feel
that this splendid and historically interesting coin should command a
bid in the five figure range. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
744 1851 Brilliant Uncirculated, nicely struck.
745 1861 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A beautiful example in bright yellow gold.
746 1861 Another. About Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
747 1861 A third. About Uncirculated, slightly prooflike.
748 1868 About Uncirculated, prooflike surface. Scarce as only 3,600 were coined for
circulation.
749 1868 Another. Extremely Fine, prooflike surface with a number of circulation
marks. Scarce.
750 1873 Open 3. Extremely Fine, lovely orange toning.
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751 1877'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, light bagmarks. Pale coppery toning.
752 1878 About Uncirculated, lustrous.
753 1878'S’ About Uncirculated, choice.
754 1879'S’ Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, prooflike surface with a few inconsequen-
tial marks. A blazing specimen and really rare this nice. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
A PAIR OF GEM 1880 QUARTER EAGLES
The following two coins undoubtedly were struck at the same time
and put away for all these years. They have virtually the same sur-
face, color, and texture.
Lot No. 755
755 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, faintly prooflike, pale orange toning.
Pristine. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
Lot No. 756
756 1880 Another example. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, faintly prooflike,
pale orange toning. Pristine.
757 1886 Extremely Fine, choice, prooflike surface. Scarce.
758 1890 Very Fine, deep coppery iridescent toning.
759 1893 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface. Sharply struck.
760 1896 About Uncirculated, coppery toning.
761 1898 About Uncirculated and very choice. Superb coppery orange toning.
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U. S. $2.50 GOLD
762 1900 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty and nicely struck.
763 1900 Another. About Uncirculated, light coppery toning.
764 1901 About Uncirculated and choice.
765 1902 About Uncirculated and choice.
766 1903 Brilliant Uncirculated. A choice example but for some obverse scratches
the lower left quadrant.
767 1904 Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface.
768 1904 Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, light bagmarks.
769 1905 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale russet toning.
770 1906 Brilliant Uncirculated, deep coppery toning.
771 1906 Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, slightly prooflike.
RARE 1907 PROOF QUARTER EAGLE
772 1907 Brilliant Proof. 154 specimens struck. Deep yellow gold, some light
hairlines in the field. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
773 1907 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light russet toning.
774 1907 Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, pale coppery russet toning.
775 1912 Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing mint lustre.
776 1912 Another. Extremely Fine, russet toning.
777 1914 Brilliant Uncirculated. The second rarest coin of the series.
778 1915 About Uncirculated.
779 1925'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. The obverse especially nice.
780 1927 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty.
781 1929 Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint bloom. Bagmarks mostly on the reverse.
in
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U. S. $3.00, $5.00 GOLD
U. S. THREE DOLLAR GOLD
782 1854 A strong Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine. Rich russet-orange toning.
CHOICE 1872 THREE DOLLAR GOLD
783 1872 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A prooflike and satiny example. Just a few
bagmarks from the gem category. Rare. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
784 1874 About Uncirculated, frosty lustre.
RARE 1889 PROOF THREE DOLLAR GOLD
Lot No. 785
785 1889 Brilliant Proof. 129 specimens struck. A choice example with the
usual "halo” effect. Deep yellow gold with a greenish tint. (SEE COLOR
PLATE)
U. S. HALF EAGLES ($5.00 GOLD)
786 1798 Large 8. Fully Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine. The reverse with rim
breaks in the upper right quadrant. Pale coppery orange toning.
787 1806 Round top 6. Extremely Fine and choice. The reverse with light planchet
adjustment marks. A coin with great "eye appeal.”
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U. S. $5.00 GOLD
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
1807 Head right. The early type. Extremely Fine. Signs of an edge mounting
above the head, the removal was done rather expertly.
1807 The new type by John Reich. Extremely Fine, sharply struck, deep yellow
gold, pale toning.
1808 Extremely Fine, frosty mint lustre. An attractive example of the type.
1811 Small 5. Extremely Fine and well balanced. Lovely orange and russet.
1812 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre. Nicely struck in deep yellow gold.
Slight weakness at RI of PLURIBUS. A very attractive specimen.
1838 Very Fine.
1844'0’ Strictly Fine, even wear.
1845 The date double punched. A strong Very Fine.
1847'C’ Very Good, even wear, iridescent toning.
1856 Extremely Fine, the reverse toned.
1857'C’ Very Fine, cleaned. An attractive coin nevertheless.
1873 Open 3. Extremely Fine, frosty and choice.
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U. S. $5.00 GOLD
RARE 1890 PROOF HALF EAGLE
800 1890 Brilliant Proof. 88 specimens struck. A lovely coin, nearly in the
choice category. Deep coppery yellow gold with pale cloudy toning. Rare
both as a Proof and a date. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
801 1899 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre, pale iridescent toning.
802 1899 Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, light greenish toning.
803 1902 Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty.
804 1903'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid satiny surface, delicate toning.
805 1905 Brilliant Uncirculated, greenish yellow gold.
806 1906'D’ About Uncirculated, russet toning.
807 1907 Brilliant Uncirculated. Lovely coppery toning.
808 1908 Liberty. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty, pink toning.
809 1909'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, satiny surface.
810 1909'D’ Another. About Uncirculated.
811 1911 About Uncirculated, beautiful coppery toning.
812 1912 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A superb example bordering on the gem
category.
IMPOli TANT NOTICE
hi accordance icitli the terms of' sale, each successful bidder also
agrees to pag a biiger's charge of ten percent (lOCi) of the winning
bid recognized bg the auctioneer.
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U. S. $10.00 GOLD
U. S. EAGLES ($10.00 GOLD)
No.
813 1797 Large eagle. With the usual break through the last 7 of date. Scrawny neck
eagle, peculiar to this date. Formerly in a bezel but the coin was not soldered.
A nice Very Fine.
No.
814 1799 Small stars on the obverse. Extremely Fine and lustrous. The slightly scarc-
er variety.
815 1799 Large stars. Extremely Fine, excellent surfaces and edges.
No.
816 1801 Extremely Fine, well struck, the reverse slightly prooflike. An attractive
example of an early eagle.
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U. S. $10.00 GOLD
817 1846/5'0’ The overdate. A nice Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine. Rarer than the
perfect date.
818 1853 Extremely Fine, rich orange toning.
SUPERB 1869'S’ EAGLE
819 1869'S’ About Uncirculated and choice, full mint lustre with prooflike surface.
Certainly one of the finest extant and undoubtedly high in the Condition Cen-
sus. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
820 1881 Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, lightly bagmarked.
821 1885'S’ Very Fine.
822 1892 Brilliant Uncirculated and lustrous.
823 1892 Another. Extremely Fine.
824 1893 Brilliant Uncirculated, prooflike surface, usual contact marks.
825 1893 Another. About Uncirculated, lustrous.
826 1894 Brilliant Uncirculated, mint bloom, with light bagmarks.
827 1895 Brilliant Uncirculated, tiny bagmarks but attractive.
828 1895 Another. About Uncirculated, choice.
829 1897 Brilliant Uncirculated and attractive.
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U. S. $10.00 GOLD
831 1899 About Uncirculated, full mint bloom.
832 1901 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, blazing lustre.
833 1901'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, some prooflike surface.
GEM 1903 PROOF EAGLE
834 1903 Brilliant Proof. 96 specimens struck. A gem specimen with delicate
toning. This coin is about as perfect a Proof as one could ever hope to
obtain. It is pristine. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
835 1903'O’ About Uncirculated, sharply struck.
836 1904 Briliant Uncirculated, frosty mint bloom.
837 1907 Liberty head. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, yellow gold with light toning.
838 1907 Liberty head. Another. Brilliant Uncirculated, pale russet toning.
U. S. INDIAN HEAD EAGLES ($10.00 GOLD)
VERY RARE 1907 WIRE EDGE WITH PERIODS EAGLE
839 1907 Indian. The very rare variety with WIRE EDGE AND PERIODS
before and after each word on the reverse: -UNITED-STATES-OF-
AMERICA-/-TEN-DOLLARS-/-E-PLURIBUS-UNUM- This specimen is
Brilliant Uncirculated with a surface which closely resembles the
"Roman Finish” Proofs. Two small obverse rim nicks. Mounted in a
suitably inscribed Incite holder. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
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U. S. $10.00 GOLD
840 1907 No Periods. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem in deep yellow
gold with a coppery tint.
841 1910 About Uncirculated, frosty and choice.
842 1911 Very Fine, even wear.
843 191 I'D’ About Uncirculated, sharply struck, including the mintmark. A lustrous
example of this "key” date.
844 1911'D’ Another. Extremely Fine. A scarce date.
845 1913'S’ About Uncirculated, full mint bloom, bagmark on the cheek. A very
important coin of the set.
846 1913'S’ Another example. Extremely Fine, frosty and choice.
847 1914'D’ About Uncirculated, frosty mint lustre.
848 1914'D’ Another. Extremely Fine, iridescent toning about tbe periphery.
849 1915 About Uncirculated, some obverse bagmarks.
850 1916'S’ Extremely Fine and choice.
851 1926 Extremely Fine and lustrous.
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852 1932 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A virtual gem with exquisite toning.
853 1932 Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. This too is a virtual gem, toning
similar to last.
854 1932 A third. Brilliant Uncirculated, and lustrous.
855 1932 A fourth. Brilliant Uncirculated, frosty lustre, small reverse edge dinge. Pale
pink toning.
856 1932 A fifth. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A beautiful specimen.
U. S. DOUBLE EAGLES ($20.00 GOLD)
857 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated, lightly bagmarked. Coppery iridescent ton-
ing.
858 1875'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly in the choice category, the reverse
easily so. Rare as a Mint as well as a Type II.
859 1888 Extremely Fine and frosty. An uncommon date.
860 1888'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, full lustre, pale orange toning.
861 1888'S’ Another. Extremely Fine, rich coppery toning.
862 1889'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid light orange toning.
863 1890'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light russet toning.
864 189rS’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale iridescent toning.
865 1892'CC’ A strong Very Fine, nearly Extremely Fine. Scarce.
866 1892'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, the obverse slightly prooflike.
867 1893 About Uncirculated, frosty lustre. Scarce.
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RARE 1893'CC’ DOUBLE EAGLE
868 1893'CC’ Brilliant Uncirculated and very nearly a choice specimen. Lovely cop-
pery toning. The last year of issue and one of the scarcest.
869 1893'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
870 1895 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely example with coppery toning.
871 1895'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, considerable prooflike surface.
872 1896'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated and choice despite a few bagmarks.
873 1897 About Uncirculated, lustrous.
874 1897'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, light bagmarks. Full blazing lustre and choice. In
a Incite holder.
Ex Stack’s February 1980 Sale, lot 420.
875 1897'S’ Another. Brilliant Uncirculated. A lovely coin in deep yellow gold with
light toning.
876 1898'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, a toning streak before the face.
877 1899'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, deep yellow gold with a coppery tint.
878 1899'S’ Another. About Uncirculated, lightly cleaned but fully lustrous.
879 1904'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light bagmarks on the prooflike surface.
RARE 1906 PROOF DOUBLE EAGLE
No.
880 1906 Brilliant Proof. 94 specimens struck. Lightly hairlined, cloudy ton-
ing. Quite an acceptable example of an "All Brilliant” Proof. (SEE
COLOR ELATE)
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U. S. SAINT-GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLES ($20.00 GOLD)
GEM ROMAN NUMERALS
Lot No.
881 1907 Roman Numerals. Flat edge. (The rarer of the two varieties.) Gem
Brilliant Uncirculated. A needle-sharp strike in deep yellow gold with
a hint of coppery toning. Even the edge device is perfectly struck. Well
worth a bid into the five figure mark. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
882 1907 Modified relief. About Uncirculated, full mint lustre. Mounted in a Incite
holder.
883 1909/8 Extremely Fine, pale orange toning. Scarce. Mounted in a Incite holder.
Ex Stack’s February 1980 Sale, lot 167.
884 1910'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, pale orange toning.
885 1910'D’ Another. About Uncirculated and frosty.
886 191 I'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A lustrous example with russet toning.
HOARD OF 1911'D’ DOUBLE EAGLES
887 191 I'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, nearly of gem quality.
888 191 I'D’ Another. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Like the previous lot, nearly of
gem quality.
889 1911'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, full mint lustre. 2 pieces.
890 1911'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, some are virtual gems. 4 pieces.
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891 191 1'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A very choice specimen. In a lucite holder.
Ex Stack’s February 1980 Sale, lot 198.
892 1913'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated, usual light bagmarks. In a lucite holder.
Ex Stack’s February 1980 Sale, lot 462.
893 1914'S’ Brilliant Uncirculated, fully lustrous with exquisite light toning. In a
lucite holder.
Ex Stack’s February 1980 Sale, lot 466.
894 1914'S’ Another. Brilliant Uncirculated.
895 1915 About Uncirculated, light toning.
896 1915 Another. Extremely Fine.
897 1915'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, delicate coppery toning.
898 1915'S’ Another exactly as above. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
899 1915'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, light toning. 2 pieces.
900 1916'S’ About Uncirculated, well struck.
901 1920 Brilliant Uncirculated, light copper stains.
902 1923 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pink toning. Mounted in a lucite holder.
903 1923'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A borderline gem.
904 1923'D’ Another. Brilliant Uncirculated and choice. This too is a virtual gem.
905 1923'D’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, lovely toning. 4 pieces.
906 1924 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
907 1924 Another. About Uncirculated, coppery toning.
908 1925 Brilliant Uncirculated.
909 1925'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated. A lustrous example with the usual bagmarks.
Rare.
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U. S. GOLD COINS, PIONEER GOLD
VERY RARE 1926'D’ DOUBLE EAGLE
No.
910 1926'D’ Brilliant Uncirculated and nearly in the choice category. Full frosty
mint lustre and minimal bagmarks. An interesting fact, as brought out in our
other catalogues, is that this date was considered rarer than the 1927'D’ some
decades ago! (SEE COLOR PLATE)
CHOICE 1926'S’ DOUBLE EAGLE
No.
911 1926'S’ Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. A fully lustrous example with pale or-
ange toning.
912 1927 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated, pale orange toning.
913 1927 Another example. Brilliant Uncirculated, splendid toning.
914 1928 Brilliant Uncirculated, russet toning.
SET OF 1901 GOLD COINS
915 1901 Gold Set. Consisting of the 1901 $20.00, 1901 $10.00, 1901'S’ $5.00, and
1901 $2.50. All are Brilliant Uncirculated. Mounted in a custom lucite holder.
4 pieces.
U. S. PIONEER AND TERRITORIAL GOLD
916 $1.00. A. Bechtler. 27G, 21C. Extremely Fine but wrinkled. Scarce.
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PIONEER GOLD
VERY RARE 1851 HUMBERT "SLUG”
917 $50.00. 1851. LETTERED EDGE. Obverse: Eagle with shield and ribbon
inscribed LIBERTY; scroll above on which is incused 887 THOUS; 50
incused, D.C. (for California) below; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
around, all within raised borders. Edge lettered: AUGUSTUS HUM-
BERT UNITED STATES ASSAYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA 1851. Re-
verse: Fine engine turned design, with target in center. Variety with
50 in center of target on reverse. Extremely Fine, although the coin
was "improved.” Some edge dents were removed and some tooling was
done about the eagle. The work was done with consummate skill and
virtually defies detection. Further, it was done years ago because it has
exquisite mottled iridescent toning. Really a very beautiful coin with a
completely natural appearance. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
RARE 1851 HUMBERT "SLUG”
918 $50.00. 1851. REEDED EDGE. Obverse: Eagle with shield and ribbon
inscribed LIBERTY; 887 THOUS on scroll above, the 887 is not in-
cused; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FIFTY DOLLS, around, all
within a circle; 1851 below; AUGUSTUS HUMBERT UNITED STATES
ASSAYER OF GOLD CALIFORNIA around in smaller letters. Reverse:
Heavy engine turned design with medium target in center. Very Fine,
lightly struck at the left but overall a splendid coin free from the usual
corner dents. Really an exceptional example. Mounted in a custom lu-
cite holder. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
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PIONEER GOLD, FRACTIONAL GOLD
WASS, MOLITOR & CO. 1855 $50.00 ROUND
919 $50.00 ROUND. 1855. Obverse: Liberty head facing left; date in small
figures below; thirteen large six-pointed stars around. Reverse: 50
DOLLARS in wreath; small scroll with 900 THOUS above; SAN FRAN-
CISCO CALIFORNIA WASS MOLITOR & CO. around. Reeded edge.
Extremely Fine, sharply struck, perfectly centered. No nicks,
scratches, dents or any other detracting marks. Pale purple iridescent
toning on the edges. Easily equal to or better than the Carter example
we sold in January 1984 for $18,000.00. Mounted in a custom lucite
holder. (SEE COLOR PLATE)
FRACTIONAL GOLD
920 50c. 1853 Liberty Head. Round. Brilliant Uncirculated and frosty. Well struck.
921 $1.00. 1853 Liberty Head. Octagonal. 'N’ on reverse. Extremely Fine.
END OF SALE — THANK YOU
LIST OF PRICES REALIZED — $10.00
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IN 1984 STACK S
SOLD MORE
UNITED STATES
COINS AT
PUBUC
than the next two most
active coin auctioneers
COMBINED!
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